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ONE SWINE DAY ... AT 7TH AND MONTANA
Shock waves rippled across 7th and Montana this morning as Screenwriter Nat delivered a Nasty Surprise. "Good morning, Marty," he said, "Do you mind if I join you ... I don't want to ruin your Zen Morning!" I had been sitting alone, reading the newspaper. "Not at all," I replied, "My Zen usually goes out the window by 8:15, anyway. What's new?" "Well, I just learned that my writing partner has Swine Flu." "Oh," I replied, watching what was left of my Zen slowly drift out my nostrils and up 7th Street, "Have you been in contact with him recently?" "We work together every day," he replied. Fortunately, Nat doesn't have any symptoms and is past the point where he would have contracted the illness, but the incident left me wondering: Perhaps "Gladys Knight" -- the local woman known for parading up and down Montana Avenue wearing a Jousting Helmet over a Surgical Mask -- is onto something. A report from the Centers for Disease Control suggests that surgical masks might provide some limited protection from the H1N1 virus even though they "are not designed to protect against breathing in very small particle aerosols that may contain viruses." I guess that's where the Jousting Helmet comes in ...!
Shock waves rippled across 7th and Montana this morning as Screenwriter Nat delivered a Nasty Surprise. "Good morning, Marty," he said, "Do you mind if I join you ... I don't want to ruin your Zen Morning!" I had been sitting alone, reading the newspaper. "Not at all," I replied, "My Zen usually goes out the window by 8:15, anyway. What's new?" "Well, I just learned that my writing partner has Swine Flu." "Oh," I replied, watching what was left of my Zen slowly drift out my nostrils and up 7th Street, "Have you been in contact with him recently?" "We work together every day," he replied. Fortunately, Nat doesn't have any symptoms and is past the point where he would have contracted the illness, but the incident left me wondering: Perhaps "Gladys Knight" -- the local woman known for parading up and down Montana Avenue wearing a Jousting Helmet over a Surgical Mask -- is onto something. A report from the Centers for Disease Control suggests that surgical masks might provide some limited protection from the H1N1 virus even though they "are not designed to protect against breathing in very small particle aerosols that may contain viruses." I guess that's where the Jousting Helmet comes in ...!
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7 comments:
I hope he's feeling better by now! Actually, surgical masks provide very limited protection. Respirator masks are a different story, but just the little paper masks don't help much. "Gladys Knight" is probably better protected with her face shield!
The masks actually prevent those infected from spreading the disease, not keeping you from being exposed.
who was that masked man?
Um...might have helped if you had a heads up before he sat down. (Hugs)Indigo
http://shatteredprose.blogspot.com/
He looks so HAPPY to be delivering this news.... Hmmm!!
I would have freaked out that the guy wanted to join your table after telling you that his writing partner has the Swine Flu.
Yikes, I'm such a germ-o-phobic and I wouldn't want that man sitting at my table.....Ugh.
Start carrying an antibacterial spray with you! LOL
Hugs, Rose
are we getting "swine-dled?"
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